Post by: Briana Ponce De Leon
Class: Kin 338I section 05
This article sparked an interest in me due to the fact that the view of women in sports is not seen as competitive winners. This article is about a coach from New Jersey named Nancy welch Williams. Williams has coached softball, field hockey and other sports for Shore Regional High School, and has a leading record in softball of (343-93). The Board of Education however decided not to rehire her and has blamed it on some incident with the field hockey players and cheerleaders, which really is not the reason here at all. It was shown that Williams filed a Title IX complaint last fall and now it is being investigated as to whether her reappointment decision was really based on a simple argument between the players and cheerleaders. In her complaint she claims that the ratio of coaches is not equal and states other facts that entitle her to pursue with her Title IX claim. The decision is to be decided in June for Williams case.
Overall, jealously is what sparks a lot of women's issues, I think. It's not that men do not want us to play, it is the fact that they do not want to lose to women. When women win in sports men play it makes men look weak in their eyes. Being jealous of a strong, confident, ambitious female athlete is normal for men though they will not admit it. But taking it to the level of harassing a coach for her teams success is not right. Williams obviously has a deep passion for sports, winning, and equality among sports for all women and taking her away as a coach punishes future athletes and the community of women. Title IX is a great thing for girls in high school who wish to compete competitively and possibly pursue a future in sports. Williams has every right to make that claim. Why should the football teams who have 72 players have 7 coaches and her field hockey have 82 players and only 3 coaches when she has lead them to more victories then football has ever received? It is not fair and is not equal to women! In the end I hope they rule in favor of Williams. After reading the article it is easy to see how winning too much in sports for women can become an issue of jealousy for men. Williams is a tough women who will make a difference in sports. Even if it seems small by starting with that high school in NJ, the littlest of movements for improvement will lead to the overall future success for all women in sports.
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